| socio-agricultural factors and parasitic infections in the caspian littoral region of iran. | surveys for intestinal parasites in villages in the babol area of the caspian littoral region of iran have been conducted for five years. during this period, mass chemotherapy and individual treatment have been administered. while the overall prevalence of parasitic disease was reduced after these campaigns, reinfection took place repeatedly, and at a rapid rate. this paper re-examines the prevalence of seven helminth species (ascaris lumbricoides), hookworms (ancylostoma duodenale and necator a ... | 1979 | 317393 |
| contamination of commonly consumed raw vegetables with soil transmitted helminth eggs in mazandaran province, northern iran. | soil-transmitted helminth (sth) infections are responsible for significant burden of morbidity and mortality worldwide. consumption of raw vegetables without proper washing is one of the major routes of such infections. we evaluate the prevalence of sth contamination in commonly used vegetables in mazandaran province, northern iran. a total of 772 fresh raw vegetables were obtained from retail markets. each sample was divided into two groups. one group was used as the unwashed sample and the sec ... | 2016 | 26999768 |